(a case of) the pot calling the kettle blackinformalCRITICIZE used humorously to say that you should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault 锅笑壶黑,五十步笑百步(a case of) the pot calling the kettle black• It was a bit like the pot calling the kettle black.
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